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For 2,596 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 53% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 45% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.2 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 72
Highest review score: 100 Exit
Lowest review score: 10 The Path of Totality
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,936 out of 2596
  2. Mixed: 572 out of 2596
  3. Negative: 88 out of 2596
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    • 82 Metascore
    • 84 Critic Score
    Tired of Liberty
    The band doesn’t quite manage to fire on all cylinders for the entirety of their debut LP (with a few mid-album tracks seeing the quality level slip a bit), but a good chunk of this record is absolutely fantastic, blending grit and melody with an undeniable intensity, both musically and atmospherically. All told, warts and all, this is a record which absolutely merits inclusion among the year’s finest.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
    When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go is a volatile launching pad. This is anything but a safe debut, which could make Eilish a star In her own right--in the realm of dark pop--or alternatively could see her collapse under the weight of her enormous aspirations. It’ll be a wild ride either way, with plenty of dissention along the way.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Cousin
    It’s another worthy addition to a burgeoning discography. It’s a wonderful feeling when an old favorite is still in a groove and pumping out quality music after so many years.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Crack The Skye
    For metal devotees seeking heaviness and shred paired with otherworldly curio, Crack the Skye is the be all and end all, but for anybody without a Celtic Frost tattoo, do not follow "the wise man's staff / Encased in crystal."
    • 82 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    New History Warfare, Vol. 2: Judges
    This album and a few videos of Stetson playing (the guy is a monster) will probably be enough to convince most people that he's a genius, but you don't need to be that smart yourself to appreciate what is probably 2011's most unique album.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    The Electric Lady
    It’s true that this is the warmest Janelle Monae has sounded in quite some time; her music now is more a magnifying glass than a mask.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    As the Moon Rests
    Yet, for all its wonderfully dense qualities, A.A. Williams’ voice remains the star of her show. It’s as consistently powerful as it is calming: it fits tranquil acoustic soundscapes as well as devastating post-metal disintegrations.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    ...Like Clockwork
    Most of the songs here are growers, and even the one's that are supposed to be immediate tunes like "My God Is The Sun" and "If I Had A Tail", don't quite grab and hold on to our attention like "No One Knows" or "Little Sister".
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Sepalcure
    Their anti-rave anthems have simply improved beyond what anyone could have possibly hoped for, and Sepalcure is set to turn a lot of heads, in and outside of its constantly argued over genre.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    ÁTTA
    Átta has enough going for it to warrant an inspection from the rest of us, but it's both fairer and far more flattering to view it as the conclusion to a troubled chapter in the band's history than the enthusiastic heir to any hefty expectations you might otherwise burden it with.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 84 Critic Score
    Mountainhead
    Lots of artists aspire to create an album which matches the zeitgeist (easier said than done), but Mountainhead comes a lot closer than most. With its paranoid and sinister belly coalescing with the joke-y casualness of its exterior, this is yet another successful record from one of the quintessential bands of the internet age.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Collapse [EP]
    This is a damn good record that is worth your time. Sink into Collapse, and let it sweep you up in its collage of vast, intricate atmospheres.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Blood Bunny
    A genuinely excellent plate of upbeat summer bangers. From the bedroom to the spotlight, the most surprisingly great pop album of 2021 may have already arrived.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 94 Critic Score
    Illusory Walls
    With furious drama, callbacks to older tracks, and references to their own unwieldy name, the band’s fourth record would make for a theatrical swan song. Lord knows the revolving door that is their lineup lends itself to an unexpected and sudden demise. The World Is, however, appear to be tighter and more focused than ever before.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 82 Critic Score
    Melana Chasmata
    It's undoubtedly his most impressive collection of songs in over two decades.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    In the End It Always Does
    In The End It Always Does is a mixed bag, but I wouldn’t describe it as a minefield; it’s more like a diamond mine and a minefield are engaged in a land dispute. Amber Bain’s ethereal vocals and meticulously crafted melodies make this an album that I certainly recommend checking out, if only for the allure of the stronger tracks that constitute a little over half of the record.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    At Weddings
    It’s an album utterly relatable because love, and heartbreak, are universal. It’s also something so amazingly personal that no one could precisely duplicate it, because every experience is specific to Tomberlin’s journey. That’s At Weddings: passion, devastation, depression , and strength rolled into one. It’s tenacious, and it’s beautiful.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Les Voyages de l'ame
    It is far from perfect yet could never possibly get there.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    The Assassination of Julius Caesar
    They are masters of atmosphere and intrigue, and flirting with pop music has only further aided their chameleonic nature, with this being their most satisfying and diverse effort in many years.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Stranger in the Alps
    Whether she’s touching on the impact of losing a legend like Bowie or battling her own demons, Strangers in the Alps is a vibrant and rare debut that’s not afraid to tell it how it is.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 84 Critic Score
    Garden of Burning Apparitions
    The lethal grindcore squad hits ten with this new release engrossing a catalogue that knows no missteps just yet. If hell is what you want, hell is what you'll receive. In abundance.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Windswept Adan
    This record holds up on its own terms, and it’s pretty enough to do well on anyone else’s.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Curse Your Branches
    Regardless of the circumstances surrounding its creation, Curse Your Branches is Bazan's best album to date.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 84 Critic Score
    Violet
    Violet’s biggest victory is not only sounding like the sum of its lofty parts, but also having a personality that’s distinctly its own.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Rack
    The essence is there, and it’s a force, to be sure. If it doesn’t feel as raw, as dangerous, or as alive as it did in the past, well, once a wildfire’s burned through a place, it’s going to be hard for it to relight itself. But those embers are still glowing with that evil heat, and Rack still carries more than enough weight to rest among all but the best of the Lizard’s material.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    We are Beautiful, We Are Doomed
    At once a thorough progression of style, a blisteringly catchy indie pop record, a more accomplished indie rock record, and finally, a wordier but far heftier slice-of-life ode to being young and younger-than-you-feel (oh, love), We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed follows up on a promise and then some.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Valuables
    While its brighter moments are generally its better moments from my vantage, it's hard to deny the value and purpose of the storm in such a cycle. And for a band releasing their final album, developing such beautiful replayability is one of the sweetest parting gifts to us critics and consumers.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Civilisation II [EP]
    Civilisation II is the more substantial and overall impressive release of the two, showcasing stronger hooks, more versatile songwriting and a delicious enthusiasm for synth pyrotechnics.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Ancient Astronauts
    This is yet another strong release from a veteran crew whose mature-era output puts the vast majority of bands of their tenure to shame. Additionally, as a relatively trim outing and with its inherent jamminess (that’s a word), Ancient Astronauts can serve well as a solid first experience for Motorpsycho novices.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Favourite Worst Nightmare
    For the first time, the band is inconsistent.
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